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Auckland waterfront, Pleasure Launches, c.1930’s.

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Harold on July 17, 2013 at 10:07 am said:

No it’s not. TAIHOA was an altogether bigger craft. I saw this boat at least once a day for many years as we lived in Huia Street with a great view over the Dockyard. Did it have a name? I must look up McDougall tonight.

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Harold on July 17, 2013 at 8:44 am said:

Isn’t this the Liberty Boat TAIHOA, built at the Dockyard in 1942 and fitted with a 6 cylinder Dorman diesel? If so, she’s still around renamed DOLPHIN SONG, now with a full cabintop but still with the Dorman. These boats are not pleasure launches in the 30s IMHO, but working boats in the 40s or later.

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Russell Ward on July 17, 2013 at 7:00 am said:

Is that the navy standby liberty boat coming into Admiralty Steps at the rear? The “cattle barge”. Had a bang bang smokey diesel in the ’60s. Nice hull. Woner where she went. AHB workboat with a crewman fending off. Dunno who the small bridgedecker with the life ring on the wheelhouse. All seems very quiet on the wharves.

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